Christoph Waltz plays the role of Markus Dorn, a young man clearly
unhappy in his home life. His mother has a boyfriend he does not like,
and she has chosen her paramour over her son’s happiness. Markus comes
in late one evening, and in what is clearly one of many arguments, he
antagonizes his mother who accuses him of being on drugs. She calls the
police as the argument escalates, and they take him from his bed to the
police station where his refusal to cooperate ends up with him being
sent to an asylum for being mentally unbalanced.
Directed by Ernst Josef Lauscher and Götz Müller
Assitant Director Ruth Blankenstein
Written by Ernst Josef Lauscher
Starring Christoph Waltz, Ingrid Burkhard and Elisabeth Epp
Cinematography by Anton Peschke
Costume Design by Heidi Kreuter
Music by Karl Ratzer
Editing by Juno Sylva Englander
Production Design by Michael Aichhorn
Production Management by Fritz Stephan Maier
Sound department Michael Etz (sound), Walter Fiklocki (assistant sound) and Klaus Kovarik (sound mixer)